Photographic Software
Henri Maître · 2017
This chapter considers programs integrated into cameras, which, in addition to the treatments required when taking photographs, are used in certain models to provide additional functions: facial tracking, motion detection, the creation of panoramas, etc. It also considers programs which may be loaded onto camera hardware in order to increase performance beyond the levels intended by the manufacturer. The chapter focuses on programs which are generally installed on a computer and used for post processing, in order to derive full benefit from the properties of the recorded signal and to provide additional functions: focus across the whole field, very high dynamics, etc. It discusses those programs which are most widely used for processing reconstructed images in modern cameras. Facial detection and tracking has come to represent a key aspect of integrated camera software. Motion detection also constitutes an important step in video coding, as movement prediction leads to a significant reduction in bandwidth requirements.